I can't believe this game is on this channel. I felt like it was a fever dream I had. I loved this game when I was young while also knowing it wasn't very good. The fantasy of it was enough to continue dealing with it, but it's roooouuuugh. Thanks for covering it!

I would love to see an updated version of this game. The ideas are very cool.

You can actually make that jump. First you have to jump, then kick as you're in the air and you get a"double jump."

Unlike other beat'em ups this game has the learning curve of a more technical 1vs1 fighting game, once you learn to control the cyborg and get used to the mechanics the game is quite fun. As mentioned the main problem is how repetitive it is, specially when one of the enemies you will always see is the insect body with the somersault legs and the normal hand. The gap in the first level can be jump if you use the flying kick in mid air. You also can rebuild the enemies you destroy if you combine the frontal kick and the grab command, it is very useful in co op.

I really hope people appreciate how awesome your intros are. They are never the same, and all that takes time. I’m an audio engineer, I get it.

4:12 actually u can jump that gap by do the jump kick attack with any legs. its repetitive but its a beat em up that u can actually get good at where most beat em ups were button mashers, this had alot of depth to the gameplay that required skill and timing

Here is a cool trick that the video didn't show: Once an enemy was first destroyed, you could REASSEMBLE it if you Kicked it (A + back - or was it front) to raise part of its body (legs), then crouch (Down + C) and then press B over its upper body to put his torso back on it. This would revive the enemy and it was a second opportunity to later extract its arm or rip the torso (for health). Or just kick it twice to make it blow. Man, I played a lot this game when I was young at a friend's house, and I gotta say it was one of the best co-op experiences I had at the time. Together, we figured out all the moves (since the game was rented and we didn't have a manual OR spoke any English). Plus, we ignored all the flaws of the game, pointed very well by the video, because the combat was just so fun. We died a lot at those holes on the ground, but later we figured out you could pass them with any legs, as long as you did a double jump, followed by a B attack (the timing was a little hard, but it was doable). The combat was the best part, at least for me. Being able to switch everything but your torso allowed for a lot of customization and once you got used to holding A and pressing a direction to do the different moves, the game got a lot more enjoyable.

It isn’t about a futuristic Judge Judy- -And that’s unfortunate.

Hey, here is a list of games I think you might like on the Genesis, some you may have covered.... -High Seas Havoc, quality Data East platformer that is overlooked - Twinkle Tale is cool with a patch, I think you will like it - Burning Force - Arcus Odyssey - Midnight Resistance (explore the control options) - Vapor Trail - Alisia Dragoon - Two Crude Dudes - Steel Empire - Where in the world is carmen sandiego? - Blades of Vengeance - Chuck Rock 2 (much better than the first IMO) - Eliminate Down - McDonalds Treasure Land Adventure (awesome game by Treasure) - Mega Turrican - Dynamite Headdy JP version with English patch - Bare Knuckle 3 with English patch, just as good as Streets of Rage 2 - Flink - Red Zone (ok game with some really cool graphical effects) - Sparkster, not as good as RKA, but still good IMO and different than the SNES version - Tiny Toons Adventures, different than NES and SNES Tiny games, the best IMO, - The EA desert, jungle, urban strike series - Pulseman with English patch - Granada

Despite it's flaws, I still enjoy this game. I always wanted to play it when I went to my friend's house but even he got bored of it after awhile. The music is good. Gotta love that Genesis funk.

I love the SEGA Drunk episodes. As i am only familiar with the well know genesis\mega drive game. This game has an awesome look but man is it weird that the inputs are done the way you described. I hope everyone is safe out there and has a wonderful day.

I always loved this game. You can also put the defeated cyborgs back together, and fight them some more. There is also a way to steal the left arm, it is difficult, but fun for more customizations. My friend and I would play this for hours. The final boss is actually quite fun too.

The funny thing is I've been trying to get that game for 3 weeks now.

Now I want a straight to video movie starring Mario Van Peebles called Cyborg Justice.

My brother and I spent hours and hours on this game as kids. I love it, still have it.. but also everything you said was true. Wish there had been a sequel that cleaned up the issues!

Man, when I was little the opening sequence of this game was so creepy! I recommend to everyone! The cyborg transformation and malfunction is kinda nightmarish!

Thanks for the Futurama reference. That made me laugh.

The animation in this is really impressive looking

Nice Bender reference there at the end. I see you're a man of culture!

One of my favorite games! Playing through it again soon :D Fond memories of cutting through the game in no time by ripping off and absorbing every torso, and laser'ing every stage boss.

I remember spending hours to beat this game and it took years sadly to do it, but was worth it in the end (the ending sucks but like peace keepers, as a kid that couldn't beat it, as an adult it's satisfying)

Stylin' and profilin'! Just had to slip that wrestling reference in there, didn't you? Haha

Main thing I remember is that in the stupid first level if you didn't have the correct legs, there was a huge gap that you couldn't cross without dying.

Main reason I am liking your videos is that you bring up so many games that I completely forgot about.

I get the impression this game was mimicking several japanese games that have clunky mech controls, but didn't understand how to make the clunky feel more like 'heavy', which the better japanese mech games felt like. The slow animations would work here if the enemies didn't have such short recovery times. Only the player has 'heaviness' of movement, but the enemies don't? That's not cool. As for the repetition of the game, I think all beat em ups suffer from this if they go on too long, it's just that CJ draws attention to it with it's lackluster stages whereas other games hide it with the variety of places to beat up enemies, including cliffs and rivers to throw enemies into, conveyor belts, etc. This has virtually none of that.

Back in the begining of the 90's this was the first game I've seen AND played in a 16 bit console, along with Road Rash. I can't express how impressed I was, the giant characters, the animation, the character customization. Great times!!!.

So I remember playing this game originally back in 93-94, when it came out with my late older brother, and the nostalgic memories it brings back, for me, are invaluable. Back then we weren't as picky about gameplay and what not, either, because games weren't as deep, or expensive back then. From what I can remember my brother and I had a lot of fun customizing our robots and kicking the shit out of all the ai bots together. We were into the double dragon, and contra style of 2p co-op games and this was very much like those games. I remember loving this game as a kid, for sure!

The track that this video ends with still pops into my mind every once in a while

I'm loving all these obscure Sega titles you've been reviewing lately

A Mario Van Peebles reference to open things up is always a win in my book.

Oh man, super glad to see this one. My buddy had it when we were kids, but no instruction manual. We would spend HOURS playing this. Accidentally putting the wrong arm on, or "eating" the wrong guy's torso. Such a fun game. Too short though.

4:09 You can cross the gap with any set of legs by doing a kick in midair which lengthens your jump. It's pretty hard to do without practice though.

I loved this game as a kid because there was nothing quite like it and the 1 v 1 battle mode was a lot of fun. Fun fact, normally if you sawblade an enemy, they lose their 'special arm'. If you pluck out their special arm then sawblade them, they lose their 'normal offhand', but you can use that and it'll replace your offhand. Rewarding when you're going for a certain look. Like Crab-Robot or Tank-bot. Additionally if you did this to a boss (all they are is a torso with legs) they could still try to tear off your arm with no arms of their own, which would cause the game to hard lock. Finally, ducking was OP because you'd either be able to backflip out of the way, pick up non-heavy bots and bodyslam them, or ducking-slam into their ankles, which was difficult to counter. I loved the variety of moves, but yeah, some tactics were -best-, like abusing foreground movement to close distance and pull off parts. However, the game is VERY repetitive. Obnoxiously so. And then the final boss is completely different from the rest of the game. It's a weird one, but it was pretty fun and felt good when you got better at it. I especially liked latching onto enemies to steal their life. Or putting your other, ally, player back together when they got reduced to no life to bring them back. The small stuff in this game feels good.

The Surge almost felt like a spiritual successor to Cyborg Justice.

One of my favorite videos of yours. Keep up the good work.

I'm 32 and I grew up on this game. Everything you said is 100% accurate. Even playing it with hea y nostalgia

Cyborg Justice set the way for the Armored Core series

This was one of my favorite games back on the genesis. This is also before super moves were standardized so, definitely a learning curve. Also you can definitely tear apart all bosses but the last. Its just a little difficult and requires the right timing. Hell, I've sawed off both of his arms many times which is harder. Also jump-kick will get you over the first level pits with any configuration. Cool video.

Compared to other games we played around this time, i remember this one being a gem. Taking the jumping robot's legs at the start was pretty obvious. I don't think we ever figured out you could heal by taking torsos though, which made the game pretty much impossible.

Man we used to be hooked on this game back in the day haha

Big thanks for your ridiculously on-point consistency over the past couple of weeks SnesDrunk. Superb channel, and always entertaining and informative. Thank you for recording, and I hope you have a great rest of your day.

🎶She'll let you walk the street beside her But when she wants she'll pass you by Ev'rybody said she's lookin' good And the Cyborg knows it's understood Strutter!🎶

This was one of the few Genesis game we had in our house that I picked out myself. So it’s a fond memory for me even if it has its faults.

My buddy had a Sega with altered beast and sonic 1 and little else. I got him cyborg justice for his birthday after he rented it one time. Having little else to play, we played the hell out of that game until we figured out the optimal config for each level and how to get those pieces the fastest. I seem to recall some laser that was hard to collect, but stupidly fun. It's a clunky game, but I have very fond memories of it.

The first 5 minutes is great. So it's a Metal Jesus hidden gem then.

You just made my day by referencing both ric flair and bender in the same video

I used to live down the road from novotrade. They actually had a Sega store downstairs. It was in Budapest. I used to go there, and got in trouble for playing the games. Hungarian stores didn’t like kids just playing. If you wanted to see a game run, the clerk at the store would play it and talk you through how amazing that game was. Didn’t know they were a game developer until I got to the age that I would read the fine print on my copy of Ecco the Dolphin.

I remember as a kid being pumped for this game. Every issue of EGM had a poster of a robot with a kids face yelling, with a buzzsaw on her arm cutting up other robots. It looked great! Then I rented it and it was a mess to play. Picking up pieces and using said pieces was a mystery. To do half of the stuff in the trailers requires fatality like moves from early MK games, which were hard as hell.

Cyborg Justice, aka the latest addition to case law in the year 2068.

This was one of the best games that I played when I was a kid. I must have made my mum pay loads in renting this from the local store.

I'm so glad you covered this! I thought it was a repressed childhood fever dream.

I think it's worth it. I didn't even know it existed until today. I'm not afraid to put the hard work in learning about all the different bits.

I remember renting this from blockbuster back in the day. it was ok with 2 players as a weekend filler but i'd had my fill by the time it went back. You could clear the gap in the 1st level with a jump attack but it was ridiculously precise.

I remember seeing this in game player or pro player magazine and WANTED IT. Well mowed lawns, did chores and I was pissed. I’ve never been more pissed since buying that backpack thing where you were supposed to feel the uppercuts or dunks with NBA Jam.

I used to play this game ALL THE TIME with my childhood friend, Justin. Good times.

Hearing you yell “shut up baby I’m worth it?” made this entire coronovirus so much better

This game was quite fun to play when I was younger. I believe it was also released as a budget title ($20) upon release; as well as a few others such as Fatal Labyrinth. If I remember correctly, you could tap hit the enemy 3 times with the b button which would stun them. This would make it easy to rip off limbs and torsos. Trying that on a boss would result in an instant reversal though. Also if you had the saw weapon, you could cut their other arm off with it when stunned. It was funny watching them trying to attack armless. :) Given the number of moves in the game, I thought the controls were pretty good for only having 3 buttons to work with. As you said though, they do take a little bit to master.

Thanks for putting out content during the "Shelter-In-Place" I'm near Seattle and haven't left the home in weeks (except for to the hospital). "Because he's the drunk we need, not the drunk we deserve" XD FYI: I remember playing this on Sega Channel as a child at this cable store that let me come in every day during the summer and just play. If it couldn't entertain 10 year old Jeff, it's not going to entertain me now.

I played this game so many times. It's important to choose the right legs in the beginning if you can't make those jumps in stage 1. But later you want to grab different legs. Yeah the characters couldn't be more generic, the controls are overly complex and it feels like style over substance but it's distilling the beat'em up genre down to its essence and then letting you make your own avatar. That's pretty cool in its own right. Now it's not a great game, but if you put some time into learning it you can have some fun with this game and a friend.making those jumps with a friend is a much harder feat than doing it solo but I've done it and when you put stage 1 behind you it's really satisfying.

I remember renting this game from Blockbuster in the early 90's- You're not a real gamer if you don't know what it's like to be stuck with a 5 day rental of a trash game. No trailers. No DLC. lol

Holy crap, I can't believe this game is on the channel, I love this one. It's clunky but the AI is easily manipulated, the moves are cool, and the final boss is awesome. Also, pro-tip, retro Gamepro style: to get across the big gap with anything not the high jump legs, you gotta jump and do the drop kick in the air. It gets you more distance on your jump.

I look forward to Tuesday and Thursday now. Thanks, Drunk!

Man I could be this game without even getting hit when I was like 7 and I still got this game and love it.

I remember playing this almost to death with a friend back in the day. Eventually we DID beat it. I also clearly remember at one point we succeeded in de-torsoing a boss robot (and while I can't confirm this I believe it wasn't the stage 1 boss), though it is admittedly super risky since the boss can just as easily dismember you. And if YOU get de-torsoed your DON'T respawn with another life.

I loved playing this game with my cousin. The music brings back memories.

That pit in the beginning can actually be cleared with any legs by jumping and then doing an attack that extends your air distance. Also you can reconstruct defeated enemies, allowing you to always gain health from their torso after you've defeated them the second time. A lot of things you can do in the game even beyond all the different mechanics already displayed.

Few names scream DIRECT TO VIDEO RELEASE more than Mario Van Peebles. Maybe Mark Dacascos or Kevin Sorbo. At least Mark has been vindicated with a cool role in John Wick 3

That gap in the level can be crossed with any legs using the double C drop kick move you mentioned. You don't need the pneumatic legs to cross it.

futuristic version of Judge Judy? i would watch the hell outta that!

This game is great! I still plug this one in every now and again for fun. Forget all that dancing around BS... Stun, rip off limb, stun, rip off torso, absorb. Think of it like a robot would, it is truly an assembly line of sweet hot robot death.

And that robot's name? Bender Bending Rodriguez.

Stay safe sober Drunk. We need you in these trying times.

I remember playing this game as a kid at my cousins house. We thought it was a really cool game until we started getting further in the game than it got really hard. We than moved onto the Sega channel to find something else.

I had this back when I was 9 in 1993. I LOVED THIS GAME!!!

It does have a tasty flow to it but yea, it took ages and a lot of manual reading to get to a stage where it's fun. Co-Op really helps in that regard. I do still listen to the music and will never forget that funky strut.

Total length of video: 339 secs. Total length of "SEGA Drunk": 4 secs. 1.18% of the video was spent listening to "SEGA Drunk."

Ahhh yes, Cyborg Justice. I remember having this game when I was young. Loved it. Enjoyed ripping enemies apart. Not a robot limb was spared and at the end of it all punch a brain in the face. The buzz saw and the pneumatic legs was the best combo, by the way. If you wanted to go the Texas Chainsaw Massacre route anyway

Pneumatic legs are not needed for the gap at 4:12, a properly timed jump-kick will do it...barely, lol Some things weren't mentioned that I feel are important -absorbing the torso is the only way to get health and lives -the big legs are all you need for the whole game, trap don't work on them -both the crusher arm and the saw can be used to remove the SECOND arm after you pulled the first off -kick once when they are a pile(makes their legs "stand up"), then pick up the torso and put back on the legs to continue(works as a co-op "revive" and to get specific parts, quickly...eventually explodes, lol) -only the boss can use the laser from it's chest, you can have the same body(can't remember all the names, it was 20+ yrs ago, lol) but the laser can't fire...I think -frog body + crusher arm + big legs = the best(cut off the Quasimodo 2nd arm for the coolest "near symmetrical" look, both are 3 pointed and look sharp), IMO I don't miss this game, The Surge(1&2) is better, Dark Souls is ever better than that(no limb ripping, tho).

I've never really finished a video game to completion, but I always liked this one

This game was and still is awesome. Play w a friend. Make great memories.

Actually, you can clear that gap no matter what legs you have on the first stage. Jump to the right, and when you’re halfway across the gap kick with B and it’ll push you the rest of the way

You can get across those pits in the first level with a jump kick regardless of which legs you have

Game was amazing and if you didn't grow up in that era you don't know what your talking about really. Super awesome memory's unlocked !

Damn, blast from the past. Two things though : 1. Those crevices in the first world are jumpable by doing a jump and then a kick. It's still a pain in the a$$ though. 2. To easily pull the arm of body of an enemy robot you just have to punch it 3 times to stun it and then take it without any retaliation.

My first ever Mega Drive game. I even thought it was a 2.5D game at that point. No internet, no tutorial… Still managed to finish this game with those cool popping arm and then body moves. mannn I just used to love this game coz you discover new moves almost daily basis

Oooooo a Mario Van Peebles reference, that was nice. Going to watch Solo now

You can actually jump the gap in the first level with ANY legs the pneumatic legs are just the amateur option you have to run, jump and double leg kick with ANY legs this adds distance and the kick makes you hover for a second so it can be do if you use the moves correctly. All in all the game has a high skill ceiling and demands that you reach it fast this is a problem but if you get good at the game is not at all.

I have this game from my youth. If you get the controls down with the right combination of parts you can be pretty OP. Rental stores didn't have Sega games so you played what you had, and the slow combat was slow enough my much younger sister could play co-op as well.

Nice Bender reference at the end there :)

I used to have this game. Knew that cover looked familiar

I kinda wanna buy it just to make the cyborgs strut. That was amazing! Great video!

You can make the jump with normal legs, but it's not easy- start at the top, and do a jump kick at the top of your apex while moving downwards.

I had a lot of fun playing this game when it came out. I liked ripping the arms & torsos off & putting back together. I also loved the music (most stage 2 & the boss theme). When I revisited this game years later, it seemed very repetitious.

1:47 - So that enemy robot got taken out by a random missile that started spawning it after it. Sucks for you, buddy. XD

Oh man I remember getting this game at the mall and being super SUPER excited to get home and play it. When I got to that pit I realized there was something wrong but overall I still had fun with it

Despite it's flaws, this game was one of my favorites growing up. The whole body part thing was crazy for the time.

-Pimpiest walk over there man! -SHUT UP BABY I KNOW IT!

I played this game, in co-op with my brother, like mad as a kid. I tried it just a few weeks ago and couldn't get the controls down. I'll be honest, I really enjoyed the game. The controls seem much more difficult then what I remember. Either way I'd love to see this game be re-imagined in the modern times, but I can't think of anything to add to deepen game play, other than polishing it up and cleaning up the mechanics.

I remember this one. Think I still have the original cartridge. Enjoyed when I was about 13

I rented this game and didn't know you could replace your parts. Now the first level chasm makes a lot more sense. It always bothered me they gave you options for legs, but only one pair could get across the gap.